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Wings of Fire by Kalam: First Chapter

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Autobiography of APJ Abdul Kalam?

a)

Wings of Fire

b)

Fire of Wings

c)

Wings of Tolerance

2.

How much money did Kalam earn after selling seeds?

a)

4 anna

b)

1 anna

c)

3 anna

d)

2 anna

3.

What is Dinamani?

a)

A magazine

b)

A Tamil Newspaper

c)

A Tamil Journal

d)

A Tamil Newsletter

4.

In which ceremony did Kalam's family arrange boats?

a)

Shri Sita Ji Kalyanam Ceremony

b)

Shri Sri Rama Kalyanam Ceremony

c)

Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam Ceremony

d)

Shri Ram Janki Kalyanam Ceremony

5.

Which seeds did Kalam collect during the second world war?

a)

Guava seeds

b)

Tamarind seeds

c)

Flax seeds

d)

Mango seeds

6.

"Once you decide to change the system, such problems have to be confronted."

Who said these words?

a)

Kalam's father

b)

Sivasubramania Iyer

c)

Ramanadha Shastry

d)

Lakshmana Shastry

7.

What did Kalam's father teach him?

a)

hatred

b)

to be arrogant

c)

honesty and self discipline

d)

to fight

8.

Why did Sivasubramania serve Kalam himself and sat with him to eat?

a)

to avoid any disturbance because of biased behavior of his conservative wife

b)

to show equal respect for everybody

c)

because he wanted to prove himself great

d)

to demoralize his wife

9.

What kind of a person was Kalam as a child?

a)

Naughty

b)

Carless

c)

Enterprising and hardworking

d)

Irresponsible

10.

Kalam's mother:

a)

Ashiamma

b)

Ashattiyamma

c)

Ammayiyamma

d)

Ammoomma

11.

Dr Kalam's house was located in............

a)

Church Street

b)

MG Road

c)

Mosque Street

d)

Gandhinagar

12.

Abdul Kalam was born and raised in the town of ________

a)

Ramanathapuram

b)

Rameshwaram

c)

Dhanushkodi

d)

Ramnagar

13.

Abdul Kalam's favourite teacher:

a)

Sivasubramania Iyer

b)

Ramanadha Sastry

c)

Lakshamana Sastry

14.

Meaning of austere:

a)

severe or strict in manner or attitude.

b)

lenient and carefree

c)

irresponsible

d)

talented

15.

Khalil Gibran is a ____________ poet, writer and visual artist.

a)

Iranian-American

b)

Lebanese-American

c)

Indian-American

d)

Swedish

16.

Dr Kalam's father motivated him by giving the example of........

a)

kingfisher

b)

turtle

c)

seagull

d)

eagle